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Blood sugars have been above 300 for a month now. I have exams in 2 days and only could study 10% of the syllabus cause i kept falling asleep or couldnt focus due to high blood sugars and the stress from it. It just seems like a blind end. I dont know where to go from here. Disappearing right...

Hi, I’m 24 years old and have been type 1 for 13 years, for the majority I have tried my best to control my sugars but not been the best. I am on ramipril for kidney protection and recently had an eye exam where it was noted I have cataracts in both eyes but they do not need treatment as of yet...

Hi everyone, I am new to here and I am a newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes on Nov 2020. My HbA1c was 5.8 but my OGTT test was 4.5 at fasting after 2 hours 12.4 therefore they said I am diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and put me on 1 tablet of metformin a day. Since Nov 2020 I have lost 15 KG...

Hi, I’m Charlotte. I’ve been type 1 diabetic since I was 6 and now I am 23. When I was 18 I started getting bruises on my shins which then later we realised it was the first development of NLD. This is a massive struggle for me being in my early 20’s. I cannot wear skirts or dresses. Even in...

Hi people, i am 20 yr old girl. I was diagnosed almost a year ago as type 2.i am prescribed jalra m(metformin and vildagliptin) 50/500mg×2 a day, gliclazide x1 a day and 10 units of lantus at bed time. I weighed 60 kg on diagnosis and now I weigh 73kg inspite of changing my diet and exercising...

Of course I mean “emotionally”. Overnight my numbers are raised and I feel cheated and consequently mildly depressed.How do you deal with this? E

Hello, I am 21 and a type 1 diabetic. I have been type 1 since I was 4 years old and recenly I am struggling a lot. A family member recently passed away and this is effecting my blood sugars, as well as having depression. My blood sugars are between the low 20s and low 30s, I struggle to get...

Hi to whoever reads this. I'm a 27 year old mother to the most fantastic girly living in Scotland. I was hospitalised at the start of the with severe dka and diagnosed as type 1. I'm struggling to come to terms with the prospect of it all combined with a series of unfortunate events I'm feeling...

Hello everyone, This is my first time posting on here... I've had diabetes since I was 10, I'm now 23, after a few years of good control, I went off the rails and have now only just started to take this illness seriously again. It's not been too difficult to get back into the swing of it but I...

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Hi, Im a T1 diabetic who really needs some advice from those that have battled depression relating to their diabetes. Ive been battling diabtes for 20 yrs now but the last 6 months have been particularly bad. Ive lost my hypo symptoms and am now unable to leave the house without fear of them...

Hi all. I hope I'm typing in the right place. I'd just like some advice on how to deal with my partners diabetes 2. He has had it for a few years now. He doesn't seem to take it seriously (i think hes in denile ) and says he forgets to take his metformin unless I remind him (I am not always...

Hi folks I was diagnosed in January 2016 with type 2 diabetes. I'm 44 year old and have various health issues one is the fear of going out. I am on medication just to try and keep me calm and on the straight and narrow lol. At the beginning of the year I was under a lot of stress and my hba1c...

Hello all, I was diagnosed type 1 at age 6. I am now 32 with a wife and beautiful baby girl. I am really depressed and worried about my past however.... In my 20's for about 10 years, I smoked, drank, and didn't check my sugars. I was in total denial. As of today I'm complication free and...